Men's Health Month: Why most men avoid doctor visits

SOME MEN WOULD RATHER CLEANTHE BATHROOM OR MOW THE LAWNTHAN GO SEE A DOCTOR.

A RECESTUDY FOUND MEN HAVE A LOT OFREASONS OR EXCUSES FOR NOTMAKING AN APPOINTMENT.

AS JUNEAND MEN'S HEALTH MONTH COMESTO A CLOSE -- WMAR-2 NEWS'MARK ROPER SPOKE WITH APHYSICIAN ABOUT WHAT HE THINKSCOULD HELP MEN OPEN UP ANTALK ABOUT THEIR HEALTH.SUPERMAN'S WEAKNESS ISKRYPTONITE BUT FOR THE AVERAGEMAN -- HIS DOWNFALL OFTEN ISNOT ADMITTING HE NEEDS TO GOSEE A DOCTOR.

They have a bitof a super hero complex withthe hope that it ailments andissues that theywith will naturally get betterwith time or be able to getbetter how much things thattheykind of a sense ofvulnerability coming into thphysician AND JOHNS HOPKINSBAYVIEW DOCTOR PAUL O'ROURKENOTES IT'S NOT JUST A MYTH.

Alot of studies have shown thatmen in particular really seemto have a lot of angst comingto doctors there was a surveythat came out of Clevelandclinic in 2019 that showedreally close to 2/3 of men andthat study had stated thatthey prefer to avoid going tthe doctor AND EVEN THE GUYSWHO DO PAY THEIR DOCTOR AVISIT -- DON'T ALWAYS TELL THETRUTH ABOUT EVERYTHING THATAILS THEM.

THE SAME CLEVELANDCLINIC STUDY SHOWS ONE OUT OFEVERY THREE MEN PURPOSELYWITHOLDS INFORMATION FROMTHEIR DOCTOR.

It seems likeoften times it's issues thatcan be more sensitive, it maybe issues related to sexualhealth erectile dysfunctionbut these are really importantthings to talk about becausewe recognize that you knowthis is part of a person'soverall health and well- beingand I would really want toreassure meant to recognizethat these medical issues thatindividually you may befeeling sensitive about anduncomfortable about are vercommon FOR SOME MEN AVOIDING AMEDICAL VISIT ISN'T JUST ABOUTFEAR OF EMBARRASSMENT BUT AFEAR OF WHAT A DOCTOR MAY TELLTHEM.

They may feel better bythinking that a lot of thesymptoms will get better withtime theytheir own and being worriedtheymay cause him to face a baddiagnosis or a bad outcome DR.O'ROURKE IS NOT ONLY ANASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AJOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW --INTERNAL MEDICINE -- RESIDENCYPROGRAM BUT AN ASSISTANTPROFESSOR OF MEDICINE.

AND HEHOPES TO PLAY IN ROLE ICHANGING MEN'S HEALTH HABITS.a lot of men avoid going tothe doctor to because offeeling judged based on theirlifestyles are based on thefact that maybe they wereavoiding and one thing I liketo tell my own patients andthat Ikind of changing within themedical community to is thatyou do not need to in anywayfeel judge that your physicianyour medical team is there topartner with you IN BALTIMORE-- MARK ROPER -- WMAR-2 NEWS.DOCTOR O'ROURKE BELIEVES HOWOFTEN A MAN SHOULD SEEDOCTOR DEPENDS ON FAMIHISTORY AND INDIVIDUAL MEDICALISSUES.

BUT HE RECOMMENDS MENIN THEIR 20S AND 30S HAVE APHYSICAL ABOUT EVERY OTHERYEAR -- WHILE MEN AGE 40 ANDUP SHOULD MAKE A HABIT OUT OFSCHEDULING A PHYSICAL AT LEASTONCE A Y